Dusty's Story I was born on January 8th, 2000. My name is Lady Dustin of Nottingham or "Dusty" for short. I lived with this lady who called herself a "breeder" but who simply sold us little dogs as a business. I lived in a small closet with 35 other puppies like me. It was really cramped and awful but I didn't know any other way of life at that time. We had very little room so I had to learn to stand up on my hind legs to go potty on the floor. My front paws would have to rest on the wall or on other doggies that were around me. I wasn't very happy but I thought that was the way I had to live. Because I wasn't happy I didn't want to eat much, I didn't grow much and was very little. One day when I was 8 months old the lady took me for my very first ride. I thought that this was great. She must really love me cause she took me out of that closet. I was really nervous though on the trip and I got "car sick". I thought this made the lady angry because she put me in a cage and called somebody to "put me down". I didn't know what that meant, but it didn't sound good and I didn't feel love being put in that cage. I guess she got thirsty or something because we stopped where she could get a cup of coffee. She must have been afraid I would have another accident so she put the cage I was in on the sidewalk while she sat down and drank her brew.   While we were there, another lady came and sat down near us. She asked the lady why I was in the cage and asked if she could hold me. As the new lady picked me up, it was the very first time that I felt love. She made me feel safe with her gentle touch and I wasn't scared when she held me. I didn't even try to get away from her like I did with the only lady I had known before. She asked where I was going and my lady told her I was "too small". I only weighed 2 1/2 lbs. and she said to be of any "use" to her I had to weigh at least 3. She said she didn't want me and that hurt my feelings very much. I wasn't a bad or a sick dog, I was just not of any use to her because I was too little. This new lady told my lady she wanted me! At that moment, she became my "mommie". . Imagine that! My "mommie" fell in love with me! She says the moment that she looked into my eyes she loved me. My mommie and the lady said a few more words and the next thing I knew I was on my way to a REAL home with my very own mommie. It was so wonderful! I had more room than I had ever seen in my whole life! I went to live with mommie and everything was the best! My mommie told me how much she loved me ALL THE TIME and I thought that my life was the greatest life ever. BUT then, one dark night I got sick and my mommie didn't know where to take me for help. We went to a puppy hospital that I had never been to before. They were scary people. They took me in a back room and told my mommie that they had to run "some tests". A couple of hours later they told my mommie that I died... but I didn't!... I was alive and It was a terrible lie. The people at this place were dishonest people. They took me away and put me in a cage in a strange man's back yard. I heard them say they would sell me for a lot of money because I was so small and cute. I hate metal cages! While this was happening, my mommie got a phone call from a nice lady who worked at that hospital and told my mommie what really happened. My mommie says that she "called out the troops" that day and 10 days later, the bad people brought me back to my mommie. I was sooo happy to be back in her arms. She told me that she would have moved heaven and earth to get me back. She told me once she knew I was alive that NOTHING would stop her from finding me and bringing me home. I was so scared while I was with those terrible people I lost 1/2 of my small bodyweight, so I weighed a little over 1 pound when I came home. My mommie has taken very good care of me and now I'm proud to say I weigh 3 lbs. and 7 oz. I have been at that weight for the last 4 1/2 years. I have a great life now. I have become a "Service Animal" now and I help my mommie cope with Diabetes. Almost 3 years ago we met my daddy and we married him in Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas on February 12, 2005. I was the flower girl and walked down the aisle and everything. My mommie & daddy and me, we do everything together and we all spend every minute of every day loving each other. My mommie says that when my daddy came into our lives he made everything perfect. My life is soo perfect now. We live in a duplex and my grandpa and grandma live in the other side. I like spending time with my grandpa. We play and take naps and eat and take naps and play some more and take naps. My grandpa and grandma love me so very much. I love going for rides and trips with my mommie and daddy and when I can't go with them my grandpa and grandma take care of me. I have beds, a pretty pink house, a lovely pink lounge chair many really cute outfits. I wanted to share them with other nice people like you, so mommie and daddy let me have my own internet store so I could let your lovely doggie have wonderful things just like I do. Be sure to look at the the wonderful things I have gathered for you to look at. Make sure to have your mommie or daddy look carefully at all the lovely things so they get some of them for you. And if you have a wonderful story to share with me, I would love to hear about it. I love happy endings! - Dusty info@dustyscollection.com